A-Z of Entries

20.6.1809 Aspin calls

Probably Jehoshaphat Clement Aspin bapt 22.5.1775 St John Clerkenwell of Jehoshaphat & Hannah; printer, engraver & cartographer 7 Lombard-st 1799, 48 Percival-st Clerkenwell 1817-30 (bbti), married 13.7.1799 at Holborn, Amelia Elizabeth Pewtner, 2ndly Sarah Key 1801 Bermondsey 3rdly Elizabeth Lee 1829 Milton-next-Gravesend 4thly 1836 Ann Wright at Islington. She also predeceased him. 1818 joined Domatic Masonic Lodge, 1819 A Systematic Analysis of Universal History from the Creation to the present time, presenting a Compendium of History, Geography,…

25.1.1811 dine at Johnson's, w. Aspland &c / 23.6.1824 call on Aspland

Very likely Robert Aspland DNB 1782-1845, Unitarian minister at Gravel Pit Chapel, Hackney

Assey 9.12.1799 at Carlisle's

The memoir of William Nicholson DNB 1753-1815 by his son William (Bodleian MSS Don d.175, e.125) p.32 mentioned Mr Assey studying and living in Carlisle's house (c 1803) who later distinguished himself in India by great attainments in oriental languages. Charles Chorston Assey died 21.3.1821 age 41, his will PCC 1821 surgeon EICS Bengal. Will of John Assey surgeon of Beccles, Suffolk PCC 1798 was perhaps his father

write to Astle 13.1.1803

Probably Thomas Astle DNB 1735-1803

18.7.1796 dine at J Astley's with H Astley. Astleys appear in 1796 in Godwin's 1796 list but the entry isn't coded to Jacob Astley's person record in GD website.
 

Harwood's friend and Norfolk MP Jacob Astley, whom Harwood later insulted at an election meeting (see Bury and Norwich Post 30.3.1803), and probably his wife Hester. See History of Parliament for Jacob Astley and his father Edward. Their seat at Melton Constable was near to Godwin's mother's house at Dalling.

28.3.1795 Atkins's adv at Adams' / 25.9.1799 Astley's w. Fell; Atkins & Demon's Tribunal / 2.12.1807 miss Atkins calls, F Buildings / 25.2.1809 mrs Atkins at S Beresford's

Mr Atkins at Astley's was a ventriloquist, according to the Oracle of 6.7.1799 Astley engaged him for 12 nights at a fee of 100 guineas, but he appeared at Astleys all summer until October when the company went to Dublin. Highfill, Burnim & Langhans have Michael Atkins d.1812 Dublin & William Atkins 1763-1831 singer & actor Drury Lane but no mention of ventriloquism and he was probably neither of…

2.12.1807 miss Atkins,calls,  F Buildings

F Buildings was likely Featherstone-buildings, Holborn. Because at this point Godwin was seeing the actors in his forthcoming play Faulkener, she may possibly have had a minor role in it. Otherwise I could not identify her

26.4.1808 Atkinson adv. at Phillips / 1.5.1808 dines at Philips's / 1.6.1810 adv. (at Phillips? or Surr's? or Godwin's?)

Very common name, 74 entries in London Trades 1811 (only one from book trades, Edw. Atkinson, printer, 2 Greystock-pl, Fetter-la / one schoolmaster Geo. Atkinson, academy, 105 Fenchurch-st) and 37 entries in the Court directory. Just possibly Joseph Atkinson DNB 1743-1818 playwright Godwin may have met in Ireland in 1800 (see my entry for Atkinson, Capt.). Or William Atkinson DNB 1774/5-1839 architect or John Augustus Atkinson DNB 1774x6-1830 painter &…

capt Atkinson 3.7.1800 at Curran's / 8.7.1800 calls there (not in) / 15.7.1800 Godwin calls on him (not in)

Joseph Atkinson Dict Irish Biog c1743-1818 Captain, poet & dramatist, friend of Thomas Moore. His address in 1800, along with John Atkinson, was Usher's Island, Dublin

Atty 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's

James Atty of Whitby (sailmaker Sun Fire 1781) his will PCC 1814 married Hannah dau of Robert Middleton in 1768. They had three sons / James 1768-1816 married Catherine sister of Rev Robert Hall / Robert Middleton 1770-1833 of 55 Devonshire St, St Marylebone Land Tax 1798, who married 24.11.1807 Margaret Ann Lucy Willes / and George 1772-1797 unmarried Alum Cantab. The presence of miss Middleton at the same dinner makes the identification more likely

Aubert, jr 25.8.1801 at Cts (= future mrs Godwin)

9.3.1796 Austin at Newton's / 16.2.1798 Austin at Chandler's / 20.12.1802 calls on Godwin (not in) / 31.12.1802 calls / 11.1.1803 calls (not in) / 2.2.1803 calls /25.3.1803 calls / 11.4.1803 meet / 30.4.1803 calls / 22.5.1803 dines at Godwin's / 25.5.1803 calls / 23.1.1819 call on Austin for Hazlitt / 18.2.1819 mrs Austin at Snow's / 9.7.1821 Austin adv at Joseph Godwin's / 12.5.1834  5 Austins at Gaskell's

A possible candidate for the 1798 entry at Chandler's, because Chandler was an artist, would have been William Austin DNB 1721? or 1733-1820. He exhibited at the RA 1776 from a…

miss Axtel 29.7.1799 sups at Godwin's with H G / 2.5.1800 sups at Godwin's with H G / 7.1.1800 dines at Fell's with Godwin, M,F,M,L & LJ / 29.10.1800 H G & Axtel at tea.

Elizabeth Amy Axtell was bound to Hannah Godwin on 16.1.1799 (IR1/37). She married John Calow at St James Clerkenwell on 16.8.1801 and was buried at St Pancras 3.12.1842 age 65.

call on Ellis B Mm Philips 19.9.1803

GD website has B Mm Philips uncoded, but B Mm was short for British Museum where Ellis worked, and Philips should be coded to Richard Phillips DNB 1767-1840

see Blue Posts

"story of B.F." perhaps connected to "M to the papers" 8.2.91 see that entry

call on Bachelor 2.3.1804

Coming between calls on Richard Wordsworth attorney and Joslyn at Doctors Commons, this could have been some legal official but I found none in the 1800 Law List of that name, the nearest to that I found was William Batchelor a watchman of Smithfield in 1811 (Old Bailey Online)

10.12.1795 Godwin calls on / then no Bacon till 1822

see letter from Samuel Parr to Godwin (Abinger c.2  f.136-7) dated 16.12.1795. John Bacon DNB 1740-1799 was working on the sculpture of Dr Samuel Johnson in St Paul's cathedral for which Dr Samuel Parr had written the inscription. Parr asked Godwin to check on it for him

Bage 14.6.1797 at Elford and Tamworth / 4.6.1800 write to Bage / 17.8.1800 adv Bages at Darwin's

Robert Bage DNB 1728?-1801. His workplace was at Elford. The GD website editors were clearly aware of this person but must have forgotten to give him a person record. See Godwin's letter Abinger c40 f180-1

miss Bagnal 11.11.1802 at R(aphael) Smith's